玉ぎょく酒しゅ

noun

high-grade sake; fine sake

A literary or elegant term for premium sake. Not used in casual conversation; appears in poetry, traditional contexts, or refined descriptions.

• この玉ぎょく酒しゅは、特とく別べつな祝いわいの席せきで振ふる舞まわれた。

  This fine sake was served at a special celebratory occasion.

• 古ふるい和わ歌かには「玉ぎょく酒しゅ」という言こと葉ばがよく見みられる。

  The word 玉酒 often appears in old waka poems.